Where does “voraciously” come from?
Voraciously derives from English voracious, from Latin vorax meaning devouring, from Latin voro meaning to devour, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃-.
voraciously (English): In a voracious manner
Definitions
- In a voracious manner
Ancestry of “voraciously”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | voracious | Wanting or devouring great quantities of food;... |
| 2 | Latin | vorāx | voracious, gluttonous |
| 3 | Latin | -āx | ish, -y |
| 4 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 5 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |